About Us:
Q Sport Horses are a professional show jumping yard run by Dave and Sharon Quigley. Together
we produce horses from Novice level up to and including Grand Prix level. ...
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Facilities:
Q Sport Horses is a professionally run yard and has all the facilities that are needed including: 25 spacious boxes, Indoor School, Outdoor school, Horse walker, etc etc....
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The Team:
Q Sport Horses has a large team of dedicated staff who look after all aspects of the day-to-day running of the yard, as well as transportation to shows ...
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The Stables

The Tack Room

Chilled Salt Water Treadmill

What Does the Aqua Equine Treadmill Do?

The Aqua Treadmill offers the benefits of hydrotherapy for horses in a natural exercise programme without a rider at controlled speeds and gradually introduces water in order for the horse to recover faster from certain muscle/joint injuries over a series of sessions.

The Benefits to the Aqua Equine Treadmill

How it works: The horses walk on a moving Treadmill belt and as the water is added they lift their legs up out of the water in a more vertical plane. This has the benefit of increasing joint flexion and exaggerates the use of the back muscles. With no rider to influence the horse’s way of going the muscles develop symmetrically as the horse works in balance and without interference in a straight line.
The water reduces concussive forces allowing the safe strengthening of muscles and tendons. Whilst the water does provide a degree of buoyancy and support around the limbs, the horse has to work hard against the increased resistance of the water and this will develop stride length on dry land, tighten core stomach muscles and the ligaments around the stifle. The cold water on the lower limbs provides a massaging and cooling effect excellent for horses recovering from tendon problems.